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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
1
Listing of advertising rates for foreign display local display readers and classified ads per inch per line per word, with prepay terms and commission. Mentions Cards of Thanks In Memoriam and Resolutions of Respect with obituary notices and church or school notices. notes regular advertising rates and small print words.
A guest column urges citizen action to support wartime effort. The writer lists ten questions for Americans not in the armed forces, urging checks on personal profit, civilian defense work, rumor control, material conservation, defense bonds, Red Cross donations, and pledges to Pearl Harbor. He states he aims to motivate readers to answer YES to all ten questions to back the troops and win the war.
Mrs Samuel Mosby and daughter Ruth returned Wednesday evening from a visit at the Arthur Butts home near Fayette. The Butts family brought them home and visited briefly to hear the band concert. Several relatives and friends arrived from West Bend, Cedar Rapids, Spokane, North Dakota, Detroit, and California for visits. Local residents including Earn White, Ern Bauder, C L Shaffer, and Earn Holzer appear in various capacities, with car purchases noted.
Community donations of old phonograph records support the American Legion Auxiliary in supplying squadron camps with music. A message from an American Air Corps commander urges turning in scraps to fund records and players for troops overseas and at home.
Visitors to Wittenberg in Germany can view the famous theses nailed to the church door in 1517. The metal doors bear deeply inscribed text of Luther’s protest, preserved for public viewing.
Public Library presents new books including Last of the Great Scouts by Zane Grey a Buffalo Bill life account Meet Me in St Louis by Bally Benson about a typical American family and the St Louis Exposition of 1904 Way Down Cellar by Phil Stong for ages 2 to 12 featuring a ghost tunnel and a Tory parson secret. Where Beauty Dwells by Emily Loring also added.
Farm notes indicate Iowa corn crop slight above 20 year average but below 1841 peak, with 1842 oats and barley well above 10 year average. Silage guidance covers when to cut legumes and grasses, ensiling oats, and adding ground corn to improve preservation. reports of low butterfat in milk and widespread 4-H demonstration teams across the state.
W J Rogers abstract office records transfers in two weeks ending July 17 1942. E J Stenger et al to Ole Benson WD $1 Snly 60 ft of L 4 B 41 Thompson's 1st Add Clermont. William Larrabee Tl et al to Lillian Inglis Larrabee Qed $1 Clermont property. Ed Bauder et al to Harvey W Kruse WD $1800 Ls 1 2 27 and 28 Bi Elgin.
A mother who is busy and never has time for play should reshuffle priorities to spend time with her children. In wartime, family security and morale depend on parents relaxing together, understanding kids, and engaging in play rather than striving for spotless homes.
The Canadian Pacific Railway documents a steady rise in weekend skiing interest. The first ski train in 1923 carried under 110 enthusiasts, while the 1940 season saw more than 145,000 skiers using CPR services.
One of only its kind in the country claims the Institute of Family Relations in Los Angeles. Dr Paul Poppenoe is named as general director and the center, partly funded by donors, offers premarital counseling. Every couple who took the service before marriage remains married to date.
A building authority recommends that every household member learn the location and use of shut-off valves when occupying a home. This knowledge aims to reduce water damage from leaks or other accidents by enabling rapid isolation of the water supply.
The Tadjikistan State library in Moscow has added over 100 ancient Oriental manuscripts and valuable books. Among the new items are two Arabian language manuscripts dated 1367 and 1628.
Washington reports Finnish Minister to the United States Hjalmar Pro cope shown at the Finnish Legation after news that the United States orders the closure of all Finnish consular offices by August 1. The action signals possible severance of diplomatic ties with a longtime ally now aligned with the enemy.
Foreign nations spent 127 million dollars on American chemical products in the six months after the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, a 60 percent rise from the same period a year ago, according to Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
The article describes torpedo firing methods claimed on German destroyers, noting torpedoes fired by mouth with a range finder and tube-aiming controls activated by blowing into a “peashooter” trigger.
The National Safety Council identifies the rubber industry as the safest large industry in the United States. Its accident frequency rate is 6.92 or 43 percent below the average across all industries.
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